UFC 134 drug tests come back clean

All six fighters who underwent drug testing at this past month’s UFC 134 event tested clean for performance-enhancing drugs and recreational/drugs of abuse.

UFC Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner, who coordinated the testing, today e-mailed the drug-testing results to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

UFC 134 took place Aug. 27 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro and was the
first UFC event in Brazil since 1998.

The night’s main card, which saw UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva notch a record ninth straight title defense, aired on
pay-per-view. The preliminary card aired on Spike TV and streamed on
Facebook.

Silva, opponent Yushin Okami and four fighters who were chosen randomly were all tested.

All tested negative for drugs of abuse (such as marijuana and cocaine), as well as anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancers.

When no regulatory body is available, which was the case in Brazil, the UFC hires outside drug testers for events.

For complete coverage of UFC 134, including the night’s official results, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com.

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